Today's Top 20 Stories
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NueHealth, MUVE Health, Rothman joint venture adding 10 new centers to network
Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopedics and Leawood, Kan.-based entities NueHealth and MUVE Health will expand their network of joint venture surgical centers and hospitals to 18. 11/22/19- -
Drs. Todd Lanman, Rafe Sales & more: 11 spine surgeons making headlines
Here are 11 spine and neurosurgeons making the news this week. 11/22/19- -
Geisinger, St. Luke's open $72M co-owned hospital featuring orthopedics
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital in Orwigsburg, Pa., opened on Nov. 20, reports NorthcentralPA.com. 11/22/19-
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Federal appeals court restores design-defect lawsuit of Zimmer Biomet hip implant
A federal appeals court on Nov. 20 reinstated a woman's design-defect lawsuit over a Zimmer Biomet hip prosthesis implanted in her in 2011, reports Mass Device. 11/22/19- -
Think Surgical gains clearance for total knee replacement system
The FDA provided Think Surgical 510(k) clearance to market its TSolution One total knee application for total knee arthroplasty in the U.S. 11/22/19- -
Drs. Brian Gill, Rafe Sales & more: 4 spine surgeons discuss how the 2020 CMS final rule will impact spine
On Jan. 1, 2020, the CY 2020 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Final Rule will take effect, removing six spinal procedures from the inpatient-only list. 11/22/19- -
Lehigh Valley Health Network to close acquisition of orthopedics-focused health system
Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network will acquire the assets of Coordinated Health in the coming weeks after it received regulatory approval for the deal, The Morning Call reports. 11/22/19-
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Dr. Kern Singh aims to make 85%-90% of his spine practice outpatient in 2020
Kern Singh, MD, co-director of the Minimally Invasive Spine Institute at Rush in Chicago, discusses his big areas of focus for 2020. 11/22/19- -
Exactech acquires Italian distributor: 5 details
Exactech acquired its independent distribution partner in Italy to create a new corporate subsidiary. 11/22/19- -
Aurora Spine's weak quarter headlined by 5%+ revenue decrease: 5 things to know
Although Aurora Spine posted $2.5 million in third-quarter 2019 revenues, the company still realized a $417,399 loss. 11/22/19- -
Lawsuits against fugitive neurosurgeon Dr. Allen Sossan settled
More than three dozen lawsuits against fugitive neurosurgeon Allen Sossan, MD, have been settled, according to the Argus Leader. 11/22/19-
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FDA clears Think Surgical's knee replacement technology
The FDA awarded Think Surgical FDA 510(k) clearance for its TSolution One Total Knee Application, which incorporates 3D presurgical planning software into a knee replacement procedure. 11/21/19- -
FDA expands clearance for NuVasive small interlock cervical spine system — 3 insights
The FDA expanded its clearance for NuVasive's CoRoent Small Interlock system to allow for on-label use of the device at multiple contiguous spinal levels. 11/21/19- -
Life Spine receives FDA clearance for titanium lateral expandable spacer
The FDA recently provided Life Spine 510(k) clearance for Longbow, its titanium lateral expandable spacer system. 11/21/19- -
SpineOvations begins clinical study of DiscSeal for lumbar pain in Australia
SpineOvations initiated a pilot clinical study of DiscSeal in patients suffering from lumbar spine pain after recently receiving Australian regulatory approval. 11/21/19- -
DePuy Synthes, Integrated Endoscopy & more: 3 device company launches, releases
Here are three orthopedic and spine device companies that recently launched or released devices: 11/21/19- -
Fuse Medical ranks among Deloitte's fastest growing companies in North America for 2019
Fuse Medical recently ranked 89th in Deloitte's 2019 Technology Fast 500 list of fastest growing companies in North America, reports the Valdosta Daily Times. 11/21/19- -
London hospital 1st in UK to acquire robotic system for spine surgery
London Bridge Hospital in England is the first hospital in the U.K. to incorporate the ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System for spine surgery into its practice, reports LangBuisson. 11/21/19- -
10 devicemakers with highest payouts to physicians, hospitals — Zimmer Biomet is No. 1
The world's biggest medical device companies made more than $542.6 million in general payments to physicians and hospitals in 2018, according to MassDevice's analysis of the Medical Design & Outsourcing Big 100 list and CMS Open Payments data. 11/21/19- -
Dr. William Rambo: Tackling declining reimbursement and other big spine practice challenges
William Rambo, MD, is a neurosurgeon with Midlands Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery in Columbia, S.C. 11/21/19-